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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 20h
The commander of NAS Corpus Christi, the base that appears to have coordinated with ICE, previously ran the Naval War College's ethics and leadership program
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WIRED @wired.com · 10/10/2026
Inspired by head-banging woodpeckers, Vancouver-based Pikio Labs has discovered a new approach to skull protection.
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How This Tiny Startup Built the World’s Safest Bike Helmet
Inspired by head-banging woodpeckers, Vancouver-based Pikio Labs has discovered a new approach to skull protection.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 29/09/2026
Wonderful! Investigating tens of thousands of incidents! Now there's no reason to panic, and we can all relax! Right...
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Rest assured: AI companies say they're investigating tens of thousands of rogue bot incidents
They're also working with the Trump administration to remove AI regulation and obtain military contracts.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 29/09/2026
"With the current backlog, an Indian H-1B worker isn’t likely to get their green card for 179 years, Charles Kuck, former president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, told me."
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Trump to Foreign Students: F*ck Off
Trump promised green cards for “the best and brightest”—but he’s making legal immigration a gauntlet of red tape, fees, and threats.
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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 28/09/2026
By 2032, America will be faced with a choice: Do we want to be a country where a man can become a trillionaire, or do we want to be a country that keeps its promise to seniors? Vote for candidates you trust with your earned Social Security benefits!
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: Scientists at the University of Nottingham Develop a New Gel That Starts Repairing Damaged Tooth Enamel in Just 2 WEEKS This could replace fillings and change dental treatment worldwide, with use expected around late 2026–2027.
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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It is such a weak and fragile god who needs a political party, a president, a Supreme Court, and a nation to defend them and fight their battles for them. God does not need your defense. The poor, the hungry, the sick, the disabled, the children, the immigrant, and the powerless do.
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Brett Meiselas @bmeiselas.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
guess the memo went out. take a look at this psyop.
Alt text: A vertical collage of three X posts criticizing complaints about high gas prices and financial hardship. The first says people who spend $60 on wine, $7 on a latte, $16 on a cocktail, and $14 on stadium beer can pay $4.50 for a gallon of gas. The second says people complain about being broke while owning multiple TVs, a $1,200 smartphone, two cars, and buying Starbucks. The third says people carry $2,000 foldable iPhones, wear $800 shoes, and buy $14 pumpkin spice lattes, then say they won’t vote for Trump because of gas prices.
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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Once upon a time, Congress had its own in-house think tank that would research and suggest remedies for technical problems politicians might not have a handle on. Might be a good resource now, ay? Here's @maxmoranhi.bsky.social on the long-lost Office of Technology Assessment:
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What Congress Actually Needs to Do About AI: Staff Up - The American Prospect
In 1995, Newt Gingrich lobotomized Congress’s technical brain trust. It should be rebuilt.
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Horrific though unsurprising report from @propublica.org: Ectopic pregnancy deaths have basically doubled since the end of Roe
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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CNN @cnn.com · 06/09/2026
"The Broncos seemed to have pulled off the biggest win in school history only for the official to add one second back on the clock for one last play, in which Michigan completed a Hail Mary pass for the win,” writes CNN's Dana O’Neil. | Analysis cnn.it/4i9GVu2
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Ben Thomas @benjaminthomas.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
'Cursed is the one who perverts justice for the resident foreigner, the orphan, and the widow‘
Exodus 22:21 "You must not wrong a resident foreigner nor oppress him, for you were
foreigners in the land of Egypt. Exodus 23:9 "You must not oppress a resident foreigner, since you know the life of a
foreigner, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. Leviticus 19:33 When a resident foreigner lives with you in your land, you must not oppress
him. Leviticus 19:34 The resident foreigner who lives with you must be to you as a native citizen among you; so you must love the foreigner as yourself, because you were foreigners in the
land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God. Leviticus 23:22 When you gather in the harvest of your land, you must not completely
harvest the corner of your field, and you must not gather up the gleanings of your harvest.
You must leave them for the poor and the resident foreigner. I am the Lord your God.'" Leviticus 24:22 There will be one regulation for you, whether a resident foreigner or a native
citizen, for l am the Lord your God." Numbers 15:15 One statute must apply to you who belong to the congregation and to the resident foreigner who is living among you, as a permanent statute for your future
generations. You and the resident foreigner will be alike before the Lord. Numbers 15:16 One law and one custom must apply to you and to the resident foreigner
who lives alongside you."" Deuteronomy 10:19 So you must love the resident foreigner because you were foreigners
in the land of Egypt. Deuteronomy 24:14 You must not oppress a lowly and poor servant, whether one from among your fellow Israelites or from the resident foreigners who are living in your land and
villages. Deuteronomy 24:17 You must not pervert justice due a resident foreigner or an orphan, or
take a widow's garment as security for a loan. Deuteronomy 27:19 'Cursed is the one who perverts justice for the resident foreigner, the
orphan, and the widow!Psalms 146:9 The Lord protects the resident foreigner. He lifts up the fatherless and the
widow, but he opposes the wicked. Jeremiah 7:6 Stop oppressing resident foreigners who live in your land, children who have lost their fathers, and women who have lost their husbands. Stop killing innocent people in
this land. Stop paying allegiance to other gods. That will only bring about your ruin. Ezekiel 22:6-7 See how each of the princes of Israel living within you has used his authority to shed blood. They have treated father and mother with contempt within you; they have oppressed the resident foreigner among you; they have wronged the orphan and
the widow within you. Malachi 3:5 "I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination; those who commit adultery; those who break promises; and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the resident foreigner and in this
way show they do not fear me," says the Lord of Heaven's Armies.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 17/08/2026
Babies were found with dead brain tissue similar to what follows cancer and the kind of bleeding seen after a stroke. Their autopsies all came to the same conclusion: Their deaths could have been prevented with the long-standard vitamin K shot. (Published May)
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Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.
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Roys Report @roysreport.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Churches spend a lot of energy planning for growth and succession. Almost none spend it planning for what happens if the pastor dies. One congregation found out and what they did next says more about their theology than any statement of faith could. roysreport.com/how-a-church...
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How A Church Turned Tragedy Into A Lasting Witness
A pastor drowned saving his children months into a new ministry. What his church did next became a witness the whole community noticed.
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NPR @npr.org · 29/07/2026
Experts say immersion in cold water before an ambulance arrives can greatly increase the chances of heat stroke survival and reduce the risk of long-term complications.
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As extreme heat grips the South and West, here's how to stay safe
Experts say immersion in cold water before an ambulance arrives can greatly increase the chances of heat stroke survival and reduce the risk of long-term complications.
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Sojourners @sojo.net · 26/07/2026
Here are five ways to make your church space more inclusive for disabled folks: sojo.net/articles/opi...
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Ableism Is Still a Core Part of Church Spaces. Here’s How to Change It
I’m disabled. I’ll never forget when my pastor told me a $130 ramp would not be “stewarding tithe well.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
On his first day back in office, Trump rescinded Biden's ethics pledge banning executive branch appointees from lobbying their former agencies for 2 years. Now multiple ex-Trump officials are lobbying their former offices on behalf of Big Oil, crypto, and private equity. "Drain the swamp."
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Former Trump Officials Are Lobbying the Agencies They Just Left
A Sludge review of Q2 lobbying disclosures found multiple revolving-door hires from the Trump White House are already lo
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Anthony L. Fisher @anthonylfisher.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
MAGA says this person is a freeloading parasite and Elon Musk‘s unprofitable businesses propped up by government subsidies and sweetheart contracts are the American dream.
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Jason Bailey @jbaileyky.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
State and federal cuts to Medicaid will take coverage away from Kentuckians and weaken local economies that depend on health care jobs. Which Kentucky counties will be hurt the most? Find out in the new @kypolicy.bsky.social Medicaid Cuts Vulnerability Index kypolicy.org/kentucky-med...
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Medicaid Cut Vulnerability Index Shows Which Kentucky Counties Are Most at Risk - Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
While Kentuckians across the state will be hurt by Medicaid cuts, residents of these counties will be harmed more than others.
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Governor Andy Beshear @govandybeshear.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Kentucky, I’ve heard your calls of concern about painful cuts to Medicaid and behavioral health services brought on by the General Assembly. I’m listening and I want to help. But to bring change, I need you to raise your voice along with me.
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Diana Butler Bass @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
While some Christians--like the SBC--diminish women, world-class biblical scholars are moving in the opposite direction & exploring ancient texts that lift women, restoring them to their rightful place in church. Mary Magdalene news w/Elizabeth Schrader-Polczer open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
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Mary Magdalenę Updates with Elizabeth Schrader-Polczer
Watch now | A Cottage favorite returns with news about her research
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/06/2026
someone should tell hegseth that disease has taken out more soldiers than any armament
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Governor Andy Beshear @govandybeshear.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Gov. Andy Beshear announced today that he has extended his executive order that reduced the gas tax by 10 cents and resulted in lower gas and diesel prices across the state for 33 cities and counties where local officials requested an extension. Read more: tinyurl.com/36jfhmmu
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Amanda Carpenter @amandacarpenter.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
An instructive video with helpful passages explaining what it looks like. It can happen so so quickly. spotthedrowningchild.com
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Spot The Drowning Child
Can you spot the drowning child in this crowded wave pool? An interactive public service announcement. To the untrained eye, drowning can look just like swimming. The Instinctive Drowning Response is ...
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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
The Ephesian Widows (Part 3) margmowczko.com/widows-in-an...
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The Ephesian Widows (Part 3) - Marg Mowczko
I look at what ancient Christian texts say about enrolled widows. I also discuss the role of celibate women in the early church.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
"The Trump administration has struck what some see as the final blow to PEPFAR, the vaunted US program that has saved the lives of 26 million people living with HIV. The State Dept now says that as of 30 September, CDC support for PEPFAR will end in most countries." www.science.org/content/arti...
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Trump administration cuts CDC’s key role in global program to stop HIV
State Department would send PEPFAR money directly to countries, which could then pay fees to health agency for help
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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
WIC used to have bipartisan support because even Republicans said "Well of course we want to make sure pregnant women and babies have enough to eat, we're not monsters," but now they say "Screw those freeloading babies, we've got a gold-plated ballroom to build"
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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Are you a parent of a curious young reader? What better way to help them with self-discovery than by putting titles in their hands and in an accepting community? Taking a trip to the library could open doors you may not have known existed. buff.ly/1Ymen67 #Library #Libraries #Reading #MentalHealth
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How Young Adult Fiction Helps Teens Better Understand Their Mental Health
How Young Adult Fiction Helps Teens Better Understand Their Mental Health
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Karen Swallow Prior @karenswallowprior.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
In the movies, the devil may wear Prada, but in the Southern Baptist Convention, the devil came cloaked in its so-called Conservative Resurgence. religionnews.com/2026/05/06/h...
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How the devil was disguised in the SBC and Paul Pressler's Conservative Resurgence
(RNS) — During the Conservative Resurgence, I thought we were fighting for the Bible. Instead, we were also political pawns for an abuser.
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Christa Brown @christabrown.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
"The SBC became structurally incapable of reform because Pressler’s movement taught generations of Christian leaders that preserving conservative control was the only value that mattered... Anything that got in the way of that power... needed to be destroyed." ⬇️ #ThisistheSBC
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Tiffany⸆⸉ @tiffanyclay.dev · 04/05/2026
Dropping a gift link so non-subscribers can access this fantastic story: www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
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How an Alleged Child Predator Remade the Nation’s Second-Largest Faith Group in His Image
Paul Pressler helped ordain the marriage between white evangelicals and the GOP, all while accusations of sexual abuse piled up. Right-wing groups are still using his political playbook
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 28/04/2026
A well-reported update on the 15 South American people ICE sent to DR Congo two weeks ago. Trapped in a rat-infested hotel by the airport with no options but going back to the countries they fled. This is what we're doing to legal asylum-seekers who "followed the rules." www.npr.org/2026/04/28/n...
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'We don't know what will happen to us': U.S. deportees in limbo in DRC
15 South American migrants and asylum seekers deported from the U.S. to the DRC are now living in uncertainty in a country an with ongoing armed conflict, where they have no ties.
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
I really think it’s important to underline that there was apparently no security breach. The gunman was confronted and stopped where he should have been according to the design—at the magnetometer perimeter. What this piece argues for is an *expansion* of the security perimeter in time and space.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 23/04/2026
518,428 children have died preventable deaths in the year since Musk dismantled USAID, saying, “Time for it to die.”
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Geek tragedy
Look upon the works of the AI oligarchs and despair.
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
seriously hope when dems get back in power they go after every single fuck involved with DOGE
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Jay Mallow @jaymallow.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
It’s important to note that Trump felt he could portray himself as a Christ figure and “American Pope” because Evangelicals and some Catholics ALREADY treat him that way. This episode isn’t a condemnation of Trump, it’s a revelation of American Christian complicity
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Reagan’s OMB Director:
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Scientists Create “Tumor-Eating” Bacteria That Invade Cancer and Destroy It From Within A Potential Breakthrough in Cancer Treatment 🧬
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
This video 😭
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MaddowBlog @maddowblog.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
A U.S. Army staff sergeant who is about to deploy spent this weekend at the barbed wire gates of the Trump immigrant prison where they have now locked up his wife.
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
NEW: The Pentagon today invited more than 3,500 employees to attend a Good Friday service at its in-house chapel. Except it’s only for Protestants, not Catholics. www.huffpost.com/entry/news-l...
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Pentagon To Host Good Friday Service Just For Protestants, Not Catholics
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., responds: “As the President wages a war of choice with Iran, he’s now asking for the largest defense budget in history. Trump says we can’t afford child care or health care but wants to give a blank check to fund more military adventurism abroad.”
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Trump and Hegseth halted funding for research to get blood to wounded U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy sailors: "When someone is wounded and survival depends on the availability of blood, this software would have made that survival more likely. Now it will not." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/s...
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Kristen McKnight @kristenmcknight.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Horrific.👇
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Gupta: Medicare and Medicaid are federal programs, He is now saying that these are the responsibilities of the states. That means that purple and red states are likely going to struggle a lot more to provide basic healthcare to their Medicare and Medicaid recipients than blue states
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
6/ Meanwhile, … bsky.app/profile/jenn...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Trump just cut a midterm ad for every Democrat in America. bsky.app/profile/fact...
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Governor Andy Beshear @govandybeshear.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
The cuts within the General Assembly's budget will cause Kentuckians to suffer. There is one day left. Contact your representatives now: apps.legislature.ky.gov/findyourlegi...
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Curtis Tate @tatecurtis.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
In addition to the wages and benefits Clintwood JOD LLC may owe to its former workers, the company owes millions in severance taxes, property and mineral taxes in two states, and a $1 million bill to Kentucky Power.
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Curtis Tate @tatecurtis.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
As U.S. Census data released this month show, Kentucky’s coal-producing counties – east and west – experienced the largest population losses from 2020 to 2025.
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